Pretty Pets

Naruto stared at Sasuke as the raven haired young man jumped backwards away from Kakashi's attacks as they practiced. He was deeply focused on his own thoughts trying to figure out the raven haired male. All the while trying to keep watch on the area around them from his tree top perch. Anymore it seemed to him that the Uchiha heir almost always had a lost, and some what vacant look in his dark eyes. And he always seemed nervous, confused, or skittish around him. It was almost like Sasuke was afraid of him. That last thought above all others confused and upset the blonde immensely. Below him the three way sparring continued.

Kakashi "Sasuke pay attention to your damn footing! This skill is all about exact positioning and percision. Oh for fucksakes don't lean! You're leaving yourself unguarded and completely open on the left side!"

Sasuke "Stop cussing at me Kakashi, and I am not unguarded!"

Kakashi "Well then why don't you stop fucking up? AND YES YOU ARE!"

To prove his point Kakashi pivoted to the right and delivered a clean roundhouse kick catching the smaller male in the ribs. Sasuke ended up flat on his ass sprawled out against the base of Naruto's tree 10 feet from where he had been standing and sparring with his teacher and team mate.

Kakashi "See? If you was'nt leaving a HUGE opening then I would'nt have been able to just knock you over there so easily. You need to focus solely on what you're doing and pay more attention to your surroundings and opponents movements. Sometimes you will have multiple enemies coming at you all at once. It won't always be training Sasuke. Nor simpley Sakura or myself getting by your guard to help you improve and correct your skills. This kind of lacking and distrated behaviour is what gets careless and weak minded shinobi killed."

Naruto was'nt sure why, but the raven haired nin had been spacing out like this alot lately according to Kakashi.
More so if Naruto was actually training with them. He always felt the clan heirs eyes follow his every motion. It made him nervous but brang a smile to his lips. Because it meant that Sasuke could see him.

Naruto 'It's been a month. Will he accept me now if I try harder? I'd do anything for him to say or show that he does.'

He sighed and mentally smacked himself yet again for his derailing train of thoughts. Sasuke treated him differently now. At first his words were biting and rude. He had resorted to avoiding him deliberately. It had been like living with a ghost in a ghost town. Naruto had been really depressed about it at first. And incredibally ashamed of himself because of the way that he had molested the other male.

Naruto 'Who cares if he's a he? I mean noramally I would'nt had dreamed of doing that to another guy but it felt so right to me. And if he did'nt like it then why did'nt he say no, or try to push me away?'

Naruto sighed and supressed his urge to grin while watching the silver haired teacher help the grumbling Uchiha up. Sakura merely shook her head and smirked but he ignored them both and looked up in the tree directly at him. Their gazes locked then quickly turned apart fixing one anything other then each other. Shame and embareassment tinted Sasuke's pale face pink. His dark eyes showed all of the emotions that he tried to keep bottled up.

Naruto 'Yup there's that look in his eyes again, telling me that I went to far to fast..'

Sakura "Kakashi-sensai, Sasuke-kun I think we should call it quits for today."

Kakashi "Sure. I need to go speak with the hokage about something anyhow."

Sakura "Bye guys!"

Kakashi "Later!"

Naruto was'nt really paying attention to his human counter parts and was lost in his own musing.
He looked up at the sky enjoying a warm breeze that swept his hair out behind him and rustled the emerald green leaves. The avoidance had all changed quickly into a grudging and quiet respect after the first dangerous mission they completed. Naruto figured that the proud Uchiha would come around on his own eventually if he did'nt push things. He had accompanied them merely as a tool. And because they still did'nt trust him not to run away if left alone. The blonde had ended up showing them just why he had been chained up with so many seals and binds holding him in check. And he had laid waste to over ten miles of a forest instantly by himself in a fit of psychotic fox demon rage.

What set him off was so simple. He'd seen Sasuke take a brutal and painful hit. A hit that had been meant entirely for him. Catching the scent of blood shed by the raven haired young man, blood mixed with his own had drove him mad with rage. How dare anyone hurt Sasuke? HIS Sasuke? The only human whom had ever even half way accepted him, or acknowledged his existence? The blonde had annihalted the entire enemy camp of a few hundred men. All within a matter of seconds without realising it.

It had taken awhile before Sasuke had managed to get him to calm down. Kakashi and Sakura had stayed far away from them both. Naruto had been angery. Mostly at himself more then anything for not protecting what was most important to him. And at Sasuke for assuming he was helpless and had needed to be saved at the cost of injuring or dying himself. The pale skinned, dark eyed man had jumped foward to sheild him with his own body from the onslaught of sebon needles.

Naruto 'Why did the bastard do that? He says I'm a "pet." He screams that I'm just a tool and a means to an end. But is it more then that? You don't risk your life for a mere tool. Not like that.. Does he feel more? No.. He's would'nt think about me as anything other then a weapon. He was discusted when he realised what we'd been doing. I'm lucky he did'nt explode and try to kill me after that implusive, not to mention forced makeout session our first night. If he'd tried to kill me I probabally would've let him. I would've deserved it.. I know what I am, I'm a filthy demon. Maybe I really am a dobe for feeling like I deserve to be happy for once in my miserable life. I really am a monster.. So how could anyone honestly love something like me? Do I expect him to? Why?'

Sasuke "Such a serious look on that face of yours does'nt suit you. Just what exactly are you thinking about right now dobe?"

Sasuke was suddenly crouched down and leaned forward with his hands on the tree branch over Naruto's legs.
And he was openly studying the blondes face intently. His delicate features bent into his uppitty and ulgy "I'm better then you" smirk. Naruto jumped back in shock from finding him there suddenly so close and smiled sheepishly. His cheeks flushing bright pink. He swallowed hard and laughed nervously. Their faces were so close together he could feel Sasuke's breath fan across his lips.

Naruto 'I can smell mint on his breath.. It'd be so easy to just lean foward and.. Damn.. Shut up brain!'

The raven haired young man quirked one of his perfectly arched eyebrows up at him then in silent questioning.
He expected a answer.

Naruto "Nothing really."

Sasuke "Hnn, you know you looked pretty serious to me.. You really should'nt try to lie. Because you're a really bad liar Naruto."

Naruto fidgeted a few seconds before laughing and quickly jumping down from the thick tree branch he had been sitting upon. He looked back up at Sasuke with a amused grin and shrugged.

Naruto "Eh heh heh, it does'nt matter. We should go home now Sasuke. Sakura and Kakashi-sensei's already took off on us."

Sasuke "Fine. But I will get the truth out of you soon dobe."

Naruto growled at him "I said to stop calling me that you bastard. And truth is all a matter of perspective in the end anyhow."

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Itachi was beyond irritated. Not only had he had to waste alot of his time trying to track down their groups reject to obtain the pact scroll his foolish little brother signed with the demon. But that moron had the nerve to try to mark him or some shit. Bloody fucking snake pervert. He'd have to keep a eye on him that was for sure. The fact that the creepy bastard had at one point had the demon in his possession really nagged at the back of his mind though.

For someone as power hungry as Orochimaru it just did'nt make any damn sense to part with such a insanely strong being. Much less sell it so for such a seemingly cheap amount. Things just really did'nt add up. The scroll was in another language too. Probabally a demon dialect. Which really did'nt help matters any. The thin pale dark haired man jumped from tree top to tree top lost within his own thoughts. He clutched the scroll tight enough to be white knuckled within his fist. His sword using partner kept easily with his pace noticing his actions but said nothing of it.

Itachi 'It just does'nt make any sense.. Just what in the sam hell exactly did they both agree to? What are you planning you filthy back stabbing snake?'

The raven haired man sneered, his red eyes narrowing as his answer came to mind.

Itachi 'Kabuto. That freakish little bastard always knew what Orochimaru was upto and almost all of his plans. Itachi knew that the evil med nin would more then likely know exactly what the scroll said.'

Itachi spoke quietly over his shoulder with a grin and a dark gleam in his glowing red eyes.

Itachi "Change of plans, we need to find a rat and make it squeal everything it knows Kisame."

The sickly grey blue skinned shark like man grinned showing off his jagged and viciously sharp pointed teeth at the prospect of doing something fun, and that he was good at for a change..

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Short chapter I know sweatdrops Sorry! Sorry! I'll update again soon as I can. Reviewers are loved lots. passes out heart shaped cyber cookies...